Rugby

Rugby's population expanded between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in housing tenure, ethnicity and health.

The population passed 100,000

Between the last two censuses, the population of Rugby increased by 14%, from just under 87,500 to 100,000.

The addition of just under 13,000 people means this area's population was the fastest-growing in the West Midlands and increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Rugby was home to, on average, 2 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was lower than the average across the West Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the West Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Rugby

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Rugby increased by one year, from 39 to 40 years.

This suburban area had a slightly higher average age than the West Midlands and remained slightly older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of almost 3,700 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by almost 400.

About 15% of people in Rugby are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, West Midlands and Rugby by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

Long hour working fell in Rugby, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in the West Midlands.

Every local authority area across the West Midlands saw a fall in the proportion of people working long hours, as the regional average fell from 13% to 9.4%.

During this period, Rugby went from having the 16th-highest to the twelfth-highest percentage of long hours workers out of 309 English local authority areas.

Long hour working was higher than across the West Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census across local authority areas in the West Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Rise in private renting

The percentage of households in Rugby that rented privately increased from 6.8% to 14% in the 10 years leading up to the latest census.

The percentage that lived in social housing remained close to 14%, while the percentage of Rugby households that owned their home decreased from 76% to 69%.

The proportion of privately rented homes increased here at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (from 7.3% in 2001 to 14% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 9.9% to 17%.

Private renting in Rugby increased by 7.3 percentage points

Percentage of households in Rugby, the West Midlands and England that rented privately, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Rugby

The percentage of Rugby residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability remained close to 90% between the last two censuses.

The percentage who reported being limited a lot in their day-to-day activities remained close to 2.7%, while the percentage of Rugby residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a little by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 7.6% to 7.1%.

The proportion of people who aren't limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (which remained close to 89%). Across England, the percentage remained close to 90%.

The proportion of people who aren't limited by a long-term health problem or disability was higher than across the West Midlands

Percentage of usual residents that reported not being limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in the West Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Ethnicity in Rugby

The number of people in Rugby from the White ethnic groups decreased from just over 82,000 in 2001 to about 91,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 94% to 91%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across the West Midlands (from 89% to 83%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in Rugby from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from just under 3,300 in 2001 to about 5,200 in 2011 (from 3.7% to 5.2%). The number of residents from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups increased from just under 850 to about 2,000 (from 1.0% to 2.0%).

About 2,000 people (1.2%) said they were from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed), up from just over 1,000 in 2001 (2.0%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in Rugby decreased by 3.5 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, West Midlands and Rugby by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

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